Modesto High School - Sycamore Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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Library and Study Hall are essential study aids to learning 'x fri iii 11 5 telli n il l s Mrs. Eloise Anderson assists Carole Walker in selecting a book. The Study Hall and Library are two important features of the learning program for Modesto High School. The Library, well stocked with magazines, fiction and non fiction books, and various research facilities, is usually the scene of students engaged in research work. The Li- brary is open for the use of students before and after school, and during the class hours if issued a checkout slip by an instructor. Miss Hartwich is the librarian and Mrs. Ander- son is her assistant. This year, to assist the library in handling the many students who wished to study, the Senatelof MHS has instituted a student controlled study hall during the two lunch hours, This has worked out to and beyond the highest expectations of the faculty and student body. This honor study hall is student controlled. During the other periods, the study hall is maintained as an elective class for students who wish to have a study hour. Mr. Nash and Mr. Jim Price are the study hall teachers. Miss Helen Hartwich Mrs. Eloise Anderson Mrs. Mamie Comini Mr. John Nash Mr. Jim Price 2 l .1-l

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Special classes are main feature of MHS educational program qi!! 4 ..-uf? - 1'W ,- sg: J , irc 'KW at 7 f Mr, Eugene Mould Mr. Dan Donlan Mr. John Whitaker Miss Janice Ridges coaches Julie Jensen and David Lee in dialogue. Modesto High School offers two courses developed to meet the special needs of a portion of the student body. independent study is a special feature of this program, lt offers specialized and intensified courses. Mr. Whitaker is the department head for the lS program. Since its beginning, the program has been expanded to meet the greater needs of the student body. Courses offered are Masterpieces of Literature, foreign languages, trigonometry, psychology, history, and other classes in which the students wish to participate. The main purpose of the program is to provide more advanced training for the student than that of the regular curriculum. Alstudent enrolled in IS does more research and inde- pendent work than he would do in a regular class. The Correlated program is a series of equally important classes offered to the student who has special learning difficulties. These classes have more student-teacher contact and individual conferences than is possible in the regular school program. Small classes are necessary for the personal instruction of the correlated classes. Miss Janice Ridges Mr. Dan Gonsalves Mr. Marvin Lambert 20 Mr. William Han , ,, ,7,

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The shadow of the original Sycamore tree is symbolic of the traditions and of the many students who have helped to establish them. The shadows on this page typify the I c asses of Modesto High School as they are guided by the ever present shadow of the Sycamore tree. WE COME as new students eager to make new acquaintances and strengthen old friendships. We establish new ideas and concepts which become a vital part of our lives. We come to know the importance of education as it molds our patterns of thought. WE SEE and meet many able teachers, each, endeavoring to guide us to meaning- ful and enriched lives. We see the importance of our individual roles in carrying out and understanding old traditions at MHS while establishing new ones. We see evidence of-a well-balanced and' closely-knit student body by each student's willingness to participate in school functions. ' P WE LEARN' educational subjects which are vital to our chosen vocations We learn the principles of fair play and democracy through curricular and extra-curricular activi- ties. Also, we learn the-privileges as well as the responsibilities of becoming active citi- zens in our community and nation. Truly, it can be saidxthat WE COME - WE SEE - WE LEARN is symbolic of every MHS student.